How I Created a Great Garden and a Dream Home

If you live in Australia, you're blessed with a wonderful natural resource that can provide your home with limitless hot water; and it's free. A solar water heating system utilises the energy of the sun to heat your water, saving you money and protecting the environment from damage by the burning of fossil fuels.
So, how can you maximise the performance of your solar water heating system? Read on to find out.
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Windows take up a significant amount of wall space. Therefore, they end up being an integral part of your interior decorating. Although curtains are one of the more traditional ways to decorate your windows, they are not the only alternative to window furnishing. Blinds can offer you aesthetic appeal with enhanced functionality, which has made their popularity soar in recent years. The following are some of the reasons why you should contemplate switching out your curtains in favour of blinds.
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Moving into a new home can be messy and a lot of hard-work. It is a refreshing but challenging venture. However, with a good to-do list, you will enjoy making the move. Other than getting to know your neighbours and thoroughly inspecting your new house, here are some few things you need to keep at the top of your list.
Pest-proof your new house
Pests have always been a nuisance as no one wants to share their home with uninvited guests let alone disease-causing ones.
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If you plan to do any welding in your garage, you are going to be producing a lot of sparks in a relatively small space. To ensure you don't burn down your garage or the rest of your home, you need to take some fire safety precautions. Here are some tips to help:
1. Remove dangerous combustible items.
Before you start welding, reduce the risk of fire by removing anything combustible from your garage.
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About Me

Welcome! My name is Walter and I would like to pass on all of the great advice and top tips which I have received over the past two years. For two years now, I have been working to transform my worn out garden and tired old home into my dream property. Yes, I will admit, it has been hard and at the beginning, I really didn't have a clue what I was doing. However, with the help of various friends and professional contractors, I have completed the job and I have learnt a lot along the way. I hope you find my blog useful.